Clarke calls for U.S. to welcome more Syrian refugees
In response to an announcement by the Obama Administration that the U.S. will increase the number of refugees allowed to resettle here in America, U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke said the nation should also step up and accept more people who are fleeing the violence in Syria.
The Obama Administration recently announced that the number of refugees from all nations that the U.S. will accept will rise from 70,000 a year to 100,000 a year.
Clarke said that while it’s commendable that the U.S. is willing to take in more refugees from all over the world, the nation should also increase the number of Syrians being allowed in.
“The current instability in Syria has displaced more than 4 million people, yet only 1,400 Syrian refugees have been allowed to resettle in the United States. The many refugees who have risked death by attempting to travel in the desert without supplies or by sea on inadequate boats demonstrate the seriousness of their situation,” Clarke (D-Central Brooklyn) said in a statement. These individuals are desperate. We have a responsibility to help.”